Ryou sat on a park bench, surrounded by the sounds of nature. He looked at the nearby lake and sighed. 'Why is it that I can never find Bakura? I swear, that man is impossible to track down! Maybe if I get Suichi and Hiei to help me search. Or maybe even his friends and my group. We have to!' Ryou took off out of the park and ran towards Kurama's house. He jumped up onto the porch and knocked on the door. Kurama answered it, surprised written on his face. "Hello Ryou. What is it?" "Suichi! I need your help." Kurama allowed Ryou to enter, but he didn't expect to see alot of people in Suichi's living room. "Am I interrupting?" Kurama shook his head. "No, my friends just decided to invite themselves over." Ryou nodded. "I need help with looking for Bakura." Kurama nodded. "Alright, we'll all help." Yukina smiled up at Ryou. "Hello." Ryou nodded and greeted the ice maiden. Yusuke came from the kitchen, a can of soda in his hand. "Hey Kurama, who is this?" "I am Ryou Bakura." Yusuke shrugged. "Hey! He looks like a..." Before Kuwabara could finish, Botan was on his case and beating his profusely with her oar. "That chick there is Botan, and they guy she just clobbered is Kuwabara." Yusuke said. Botan waved and Kuwabara just moaned. "Yes Ryou. That over there is Yukina. Then you have Keiko, Shizuru, Genkai, Koenma, Yana, and Kaitou. You already know Hiei." Ryou nodded. Kurama stood up and looked at everyone. "Come on everybody! We have us a person to find." They all then ran out the door and split up to search for Bakura.
Bakura...
Bakura sat with the Egyptians, ready to snap and go after one of them. He had already listened to those two ramble on, and he had learned alot about what drinking does to a person. What bothered him was, where the hell did they get the posters with those pictures. Bakura had finally had enough and stood. "Ok, I get it. Now what do I do?" Marik grinned. "We give you the test and observe you for a while." Bakura rolled his eyes. "What's the test?" Malik laughed evilly. "We have to see if you still want to drink alcohol!" Bakura had no idea what had come over him, but he couldn't stop it. "NO! I CAN'T DRINK! RYOU WOULD NEVER LOVE ME IF I DID! DON'T DO THIS TO ME YOU EGYPTIAN BASTARDS!" Marik and Malik stared. Bakura sat wide-eyed at his sudden outburst, looked down, and coughed. The two Egyptian lovers started to laugh hysterically. Marik managed to choke something out. "Bakura... I think... you passed..." he said before he started laughing even more. Bakura was now fuming. "GET YOUR ASSES UP AND STOP LAUGHING!" They both stopped simultaneously and looked at the enraged Bakura. "Alright Bakura, calm down." Malik said as he stood. Marik stood himself up as well, pulling on Malik to stand himself up. "Well, I guess we have to get you and Bakura together so you can all talk." Bakura sat down, exasperated. "Oh Ra! Ryou will never talk to me. I don't even... Wait. I can feel him again. I was wondering what that buzz was. Ryou, I can link with him again." Marik smiled. "Then try and talk to him." Just then, the feeling was severed.
Ryou...
Ryou was backed onto a cliff down near Domino Pier. A gang had decided to go after him, and now he had nowhere to go. He removed the Ring from his shirt as he prepared to bring them all to their knees. One of the thugs threw a knife at him. Ryou tried to dodge, but the Ring swung and the knife severed his lifeline with Bakura. He watched it disappear into the surf near the cliffs. He had nothing to protect himself. He could fight, but he didn't have enough maneuvering room. He backed up to the very edge of the and awaited their next move. Right when the thugs started to advance, he heard Kurama in a distance. "Rose whiplash!" and then all the men fell to the ground. Ryou let out a sigh of relief, until he remembered the Ring. "Suichi! The Ring! It... I can never have Bakura now! We keep in touch with it! And I'm sorry to say that I'm not one to jump into those crashing waves." he said pointing down. Tears welled up in his chocolate eyes, ready to cry. "This can not be happening to me." Kurama looked at Ryou and then to the water. "Ryou, it's alright. I'll go down and get it."
Hiei came up to Kurama, breathing slightly heavy. "Kurama, is everything alright? I felt an energy spike. I told the others to stay where they are and to continue the search." Kurama nodded. "Yes, the Ring was just thrown into the surf. Stay up here with Ryou." Hiei quickly grabbed Kurama's hand. "I'm not letting you jump!" Ryou looked up at Suichi and grabbed his shoulder. "Is that what you're doing Suichi?" Kurama rolled his eyes. "I'm using my whip so I can propel down the cliff and go into the water safely." Ryou and Hiei let go of Kurama and nodded.
Kurama went to the edge of the cliff and tied the whip securely in place. He retracted the thorns and made his way down the precipice. "Be sure nothing goes wrong up there guys." Kurama said. "Yeah, yeah." Hiei replied, his normal monotone breaking through.
Bakura...
"No! MY LINK! Something is wrong. Maybe if I used the Ring to find him. No, that won't work. What am I going to do now you morons?" Marik shrugged. "Maybe he took it off to get a shower?" Malik wacked him in the head. "You idiot. Ryou probably got a shower before he put it back on the FIRST time." "Well I was just making a suggestion!" Malik laughed a little. "You're sexy when you're mad." he said with a wink. Bakura looked at them in utter disgust. "I'm going to leave so you two idiots can have your fun." Bakura got up and left the Ishtar residence, his previous lessons burned into his mind.
Bakura decided to go down to the park to sit and think. It just so happened that the park was at the other end of the city from where Ryou was. Yusuke and his crew had already checked the park numerous times, so they decided to move onto a different part of town. Bakura sat idly on a park bench, watching the people walk by. He hated when the girls would walk up to him and mistake him for Ryou. He would have his hands full getting rid of them AND keeping his clothes intact. Bakura sighed and took out his cell phone. He looked at it before turning it off and putting it back in his pocket. 'Why not walk over to that Suichi's house and see if Ryou is there? Maybe then I can see him and tell him how stupid I've been. Yeah, why not?'
Bakura got himself up of the bench and started walking toward Kurama's house. He trudged down the street, his feet dragging, weighed down by his problems. When he reached the door, he noticed a note on the door. He ripped it off and read it aloud.
Bakura,
We all knew that you'd come here eventually. The door is locked, but you can wait on the porch. We'll be back soon.
-Suichi and the Gang
Bakura shrugged and crumpled the note, throwing it over his shoulder. He saw the porch swing on the far side of the porch, so he went over to it. He surveyed the wood and cushion, then just fell face forward onto it. 'Yes, I will wait here for all of them to return.' Before Bakura realized what he was doing, he fell asleep.
Bakura's Dream Sequence (His POV)...
Wow, didn't this happen before? I thought to myself. Why wouldn't it have? Besides the fact that I can't find my angel, I've been pretty miserable. That just makes it so much worse! I have a feeling we will find each other soon. I've totally lost myself. Here I am again, in my living room. Ryou's there, sleeping so peacefully. But, yet I sit and think. Why is it that I did those things? Why was I so stupid? I'll never be able to tell Ryou how I feel. What's this? Where did Ryou go? This looks like... no, it can't be. Of course, Egypt while I was still alive. Being beaten day after day. Just like I did to Ryou. I ran away... just like Ryou. Then that damn Pharaoh locked me in that Ring. Ryou and I have similar lives. I wish to share mine with him. I hope that he will forgive me. I don't deserve my hikari... Who's voice is that? It sounds like Suichi... (End of Dream Sequence)
Kurama...
Kurama walked up on his porch, only to find the sleeping tomb robber. He went over to him and started to talk to him and wake him up. Bakura started to moan and pushed Kurama away. Kurama threw his hands up and walked inside. 'Fine then, let him sleep. I don't really care. I'm going inside. I'll check on him later.' Kurama opened his front door and stepped inside, Hiei coming through the side window. "Hiei, why don't you use the door." Hiei smirked. "It makes for a stealthier entrance, and because I can sneak up on you." Kurama shook his head. "No you can't. And don't try to." Hiei shrugged. "Where is that albino kid?" Kurama gave Hiei a shocked expression. "I'd appreciate it if you didn't call Ryou albino. Plus the fact his yami is sleeping on the front porch." Hiei went to the window and looked out, his eyes landing on Bakura. "Wow, they look alot alike." Hiei said coming from the window. "Indeed." "What do you want to do Kurama?" Kurama put is finger to his chin for a moment, before looking at Hiei. "Ice cream sundaes anyone?" Hiei smiled and ran to the kitchen, Kurama following close behind.
Bakura...
Bakura awoke to the sound of yelling and alot of crashing. He lifted himself up on his elbows and rubbed his eyes. He looked behind him and found the door. 'Let's go inside. I want to know if this kid knows where Ryou is.' Bakura entered the home without knocking, and looked around the living room. Just then, he saw Kurama come running out of the kitchen. He stopped and turned on his heel yelling in the direction of the kitchen. "Hiei! Why did you shoot whipped cream at me!?" Hiei came walking in with ice cream on him. "I didn't know the damn thing would shoot at you! I tried to get it to work!" Kurama rolled his eyes. "I know for a fact you did it on purpose." He turned his head towards Bakura and looked at him surprised. "Oh, hello Bakura. I see you're awake." Hiei saw an opportunity and took it. He shook the can of whipped cream and grabbed Kurama's pants. In a fluid motion, the whipped cream was sprayed down Kurama's pants. Kurama realizing what happened, jumped at the sudden intrusion. "Damn, that's cold! Yeah, you better run! That's the second time you did that! Not to mention I now have it down the front AND back of my pants!!!" Bakura coughed, getting Kurama's attention once more. "Oh, sorry Bakura. What is it?" Bakura sighed. "Where is Ryou?" Kurama smiled at him. "He's home." Kurama then got a serious look on his face. (I doubt he'd look real serious with whipped cream in his hair and on his face). He walked up to Bakura and stopped a few inches from him. "If you harm Ryou again, I WILL make you suffer." Kurama said, his eyes turning gold. Bakura nodded and left. Kurama turned around and went in search of Hiei, the ice cream carton in his hand. "Hiei... Hiei, come out and play-e-ay!" ( I love the Warriors)
Bakura walked down the road to his home, nervous beyond comparison. 'What am I going to say to Ryou? It's pretty late. I just hope he doesn't flip out... or worse... I flip out. I'll just have to explain everything to him in a calm manner.' Bakura opened the back door and stepped inside, closing and locking it behind him. He climbed the stairs of his house and made his way down to Ryou's room. Bakura stopped just outside Ryou's room. 'Should I knock?' Bakura swallowed and just entered Ryou's room. What he saw, made his heart skip a beat. Ryou was sprawled out on his bed, the blankets thrown every which way, wearing only a pair of shorts and basking in the soft blue moonlight. Bakura went over to him and saw that he was really in a deep sleep. Bakura smiled down at his hikari. He ran a finger over his angel's face and sighed. 'You ARE too good for me. But you are so beautiful!' Bakura pulled the blankets up around Ryou and kissed his cheek. "Good night my angel." he whispered before leaving the room. 'Off to my room.' "Bakura..." Ryou whispered, touching his face where Bakura's lips were. He sighed and fell back into a wonderful dream.
Done for now. More chapters soon. Not today soon, but a few days soon. And since no one reviewed my chapter 6 yet, no review responses will be put here. They may be added later on.